an oceanographic research vessel comes across a volcano under the sea. The top of the volcano is 450 ft below the surface and the sea floor is -6700 ft. What is the height of the volcano.

I believe it would be -6250ft..is this true

This one is a little tricky, but i w0uld do it this way:

h = -450 -(-6700) =-450 + 6700 = 6250ft

I placed a neg. sign in front of 450 because it is below the surface also.

To determine the height of the volcano, we can calculate the difference between the top of the volcano and the sea floor.

The top of the volcano is given as 450 ft below the surface, which means it is at a negative depth of -450 ft.

The sea floor is given as -6700 ft, indicating that it is also at a negative depth.

To find the height of the volcano, we can subtract the depth of the sea floor from the depth of the volcano's top:

Height of the volcano = Depth of the volcano's top - Depth of the sea floor
Height of the volcano = (-450 ft) - (-6700 ft)
Height of the volcano = (-450 ft) + (6700 ft)
Height of the volcano = 6250 ft

Therefore, the height of the volcano is 6250 ft. It is positive since it is above the sea floor.